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Namami Gange Offers Rs 10,000 Cr EPC Boost: ICRA
The Business Guardian
|March 26, 2025
The Namami Gange Programme (NGP) of the central government presents a major business opportunity worth Rs 10,000 crore for companies in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) sector, according to a report by ICRA.
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The report highlighted that government spending on water supply and sanitation (WSS) schemes, including NGP, has grown significantly over the past decade. ICRA said "Gol's Namami Gange Programme offers untapped opportunity worth Rs. 100 billion for EPC players".
In the Union Budget for FY2026, the Ministry of Jal Shakti received an allocation of Rs 99,500 crore, reflecting an annual growth rate of 21 per cent over the last ten years.
The Namami Gange Programme was launched in June 2014 to clean and rejuvenate the Ganga River and its tributaries. Initially planned till March 2021, the programme had an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore. It is now in its second phase, extending until March 2026, with an increased budget of Rs 22,500 crore.
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